Textbook of basic nursing / Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

UNIT I THE NATURE OF NURSING
1. The Origins of Nursing
2. Beginning Your Nursing Career
3. The Healthcare Delivery System
4. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

UNIT II PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
5. Basic Human Needs
6. Health and Wellness
7.Community Health
8. Transcultural Healthcare

UNIT III DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE
9. The Family.
10. Infancy and Childhood
11. Adolescence
12. Early and Middle Adulthood
13. Older Adulthood and Aging
14. Death and Dying


UNIT IV STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
15.Organization of the Human Body
16. The Integumentary System
17. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
18. The Musculoskeletal System
19. The Nervous System
20. The Endocrine System
21. The Sensory System
22. The Cardiovascular System
23. The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems
24. The Immune System
25. The Respiratory System
26. The Digestive System
27. The Urinary System
28. The Male Reproductive System
29. The Female Reproductive System


UNIT V NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
30. Basic Nutrition
31. Transcultural and Social Aspects of Nutrition
32. Diet Therapy and Special Diets

UNIT VI THE NURSING PROCESS
33. Introduction to the Nursing Process
34. Nursing Assessment
36. Implementing and Evaluating Care
37. Documenting and Reporting

UNIT VII SAFETY IN THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY
38. The Healthcare Facility Environment
39. Emergency Preparedness
40. Introduction to Microbiology
41. Medical Asepsis
42. Infection Control
43. Emergency Care and First Aid


UNIT VIII CLIENT CARE
44. Therapeutic Communication Skills
45. Admission, Transfer, And Discharge
46. Vital Signs
47. Data Collection in Client Care
48. Body Mechanics and Positioning
49. Beds and Bed Making

50. Personal Hygiene
51. Elimination
52. Specimen Collection.
53. Bandages and Binders
54. Heat and Cold Applications
55. Client Comfort and Pain Management
56. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
57. Surgical Asepsis
58. Wound Care
59. Care of the dying person

UNIT IX PHARMACOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS
60. Review of Mathematics
61. Introduction to Pharmacology
62. Classification of Medications
63. Administration of Medications


UNIT X MATERNAL AND NEWBORN NURSING
64. Normal Pregnancy
65. Normal Labor, Delivery, And Postpartum Care
66. Care of the Normal Newborn.
67. High-Risk Pregnancy and Childbirth
68. The High-Risk Newborn
69. Sexuality, Fertility, And Sexually Transmitted Infections

UNIT XI PEDIATRIC NURSING
70. Fundamentals of Pediatric Nursing
71. Care of the Infant, Toddler, Or Preschooler
72. Care of the School-Age Child or Adolescent
73. The Child or Adolescent With Special Needs

UNIT XII ADULT CARE NURSING
74. Skin Disorders
75. Disorders in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
76. Musculoskeletal Disorders
77. Nervous System Disorders
78. Endocrine Disorders
79. Sensory System Disorders
80. Cardiovascular Disorders
81. Blood and Lymph Disorders
82 Cancer
83. Allergic, Immune, And Autoimmune Disorders
84. HIV And AIDS
85. Respiratory Disorders
86. Oxygen Therapy and Respiratory Care
87. Digestive Disorders
88. Urinary Disorders
89. Male Reproductive Disorders
90. Female Reproductive Disorders

UNIT XIII GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
91. Gerontology: The Aging Adult
92. Dementias and Related Disorders

UNIT XIV MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
93. Psychiatric Nursing
94. Substance Abuse

UNIT XV NURSING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
95. Extended Care
96. Rehabilitation Nursing
97. Home Care Nursing
98. Ambulatory Nursing
99. Hospice Nursing

UNIT XVI THE TRANSITION TO PRACTICING NURSE
100. From Student to Graduate Nurse
101. Career Opportunities and Job-Seeking Skills
102. Advancement and Leadership in Nursing